Jofukuji Temple

Jofukuji is a Jodo Shinshu Otani sect temple located in Osaka-cho, Gero City, Gifu Prefecture. The bell tower and bonsho of Jofuku-ji Temple The construction of Jofuku-ji Temple began in the late Muromachi period, when Samasuke Naotada, the younger brother of Yoshiyori Miki, the lord of the area and the lord of Sakurado Castle, became a monk and opened a temple under the name Shinsho. be done. The weeping cherry tree at Jofukuji Temple whose branches reach the ground is also known as the ``prostitute cherry tree.'' Estimated to be 200 years old, 10m tall, 2.5m in circumference, it was designated as a natural monument by Gero City in 1972, and was selected as one of the 33 best Mino cherry blossoms.